Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Collaborative Family Law

Certified Legal Specialties

• Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2000-Present

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1982

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas 
  • J.D. - 1982
• Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
  • B.A. - 1979
  • Major: Business & Economics with Emphasis in Accounting

Honors and Awards

• "Super Lawyer"; Texas Monthly Magazine (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dallas Bar Association; Family Law Section
• State Bar of Texas; Family Law Section
• Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Charter Member
• Texas College of Collaborative Law, Founding Fellow
• Child Abuse Prevention Center (previously EXCAP), Board Member and Past President
• Women in Executive Leadership, Past President and "Woman of the Year"
• Dallas Social Venture Partners, Partner

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity